Vegetarians are people who cannot hear tomatos screaming.
Joseph Campbell
Humor, Vegetarianism, Perspective, Life Choices, Compassion, Diet
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More Joseph Campbell Quotes
“It’s only when a man tames his own demons that he becomes the king of himself if not of the world.” Joseph Campbell
Self-mastery, Inner Demons, Personal Power, Growth, Empowerment, Transformation
Joseph Campbell Self-mastery, Inner Demons, Personal Power, Growth, Empowerment, Transformation“The call is to leave a certain social situation, move into your own loneliness and find the jewel, the center that’s impossible to find when you’re socially engaged. You are thrown off-center, and when you feel off-center, it’s time to go. This is the departure when the hero feels something has been lost and goes to find it. You are to cross the threshold into new life. It’s a dangerous adventure, because you are moving out of the sphere of the knowledge of you and your community.” Joseph Campbell
Lonely Journey, Hero’s Call, Self Discovery, Threshold Crossing, Inner Transformation, New Beginnings
Joseph Campbell Lonely Journey, Hero’s Call, Self Discovery, Threshold Crossing, Inner Transformation, New Beginnings“Life is like arriving late for a movie, having to figure out what was going on without bothering everybody with a lot of questions, and then being unexpectedly called away before you find out how it ends.” Joseph Campbell
Life Lessons, Experience, Uncertainty, Change, Journey, Philosophy
Joseph Campbell Life Lessons, Experience, Uncertainty, Change, Journey, Philosophy“Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls.” Joseph Campbell
Blissful Opportunities, Universe’s Support, Bliss, Opportunities, Universe, Support
Joseph Campbell Blissful Opportunities, Universe’s Support, Bliss, Opportunities, Universe, Support“The departure from the world is regarded not as a fault, but as the first step into that noble path at the remotest turn of which illumination is to be won.” Joseph Campbell
Departure, Illumination, Growth, Spirituality, Path, Transformation
Joseph Campbell Departure, Illumination, Growth, Spirituality, Path, Transformation“Every story you tell is your own story.” Joseph Campbell
Storytelling, Personal Narratives, Expression, Creativity, Individuality, Truth
Joseph Campbell Storytelling, Personal Narratives, Expression, Creativity, Individuality, Truth“But the mystery of the woman is no less a mystery than death. Childbirth is no less a mystery; nor the flow of the mother’s milk; nor the menstrual cycle -in its accord with the moon. The creative magic of the female body is a thing of wonder in itself.” Joseph Campbell
Womanhood, Mystery, Creation, Motherhood, Feminine Power, Life Cycles
Joseph Campbell Womanhood, Mystery, Creation, Motherhood, Feminine Power, Life Cycles“How teach again, however, what has been taught correctly and incorrectly learned a thousand thousand times, throughout the millenniums of mankind’s prudent folly? That is the hero’s ultimate difficult task.” Joseph Campbell
Learning From History, Hero’s Challenge, History, Learning, Hero, Challenge
Joseph Campbell Learning From History, Hero’s Challenge, History, Learning, Hero, Challenge“You can’t have creativity unless you leave behind the bounded, the fixed, all the rules.” Joseph Campbell
Creativity, Freedom, Rules, Innovation, Breaking Barriers, Personal Expression
Joseph Campbell Creativity, Freedom, Rules, Innovation, Breaking Barriers, Personal Expression“Preachers err by trying to talk people into belief; better they reveal the radiance of their own discovery.” Joseph Campbell
Preacher Wisdom, Belief Revelation, Inspirational Discovery, Religion, Belief, Truth
Joseph Campbell Preacher Wisdom, Belief Revelation, Inspirational Discovery, Religion, Belief, Truth“If marriage isn’t a first priority in your life, you’re not married.” Joseph Campbell
Marriage Priority, Life Commitment, Marriage, Priority, Commitment, Life
Joseph Campbell Marriage Priority, Life Commitment, Marriage, Priority, Commitment, Life“No one in the world was ever you before, with your particular gifts and abilities and possibilities.” Joseph Campbell
Unique Potential, Individual Gifts, Life Possibilities, Potential, Self, Uniqueness
Joseph Campbell Unique Potential, Individual Gifts, Life Possibilities, Potential, Self, Uniqueness“The contemplation of life thus should be undertaken as a meditation on one’s own immanent divinity, not as a prelude to precise imitation, the lesson being, not “Do thus and be good,” but “Know this and be God."” Joseph Campbell
Self-reflection, Spiritual Growth, Divine Awareness, Meditation, Personal Divinity, Wisdom
Joseph Campbell Self-reflection, Spiritual Growth, Divine Awareness, Meditation, Personal Divinity, Wisdom“God is within you! You yourself are the creator. If you find that place within you from which you brought this thing about, you will be able to live with it and affirm it, perhaps even enjoy it, as your life.” Joseph Campbell
Self-creation, Inner Power, Spirituality, Divine Energy, Personal Affirmation, Life Purpose
Joseph Campbell Self-creation, Inner Power, Spirituality, Divine Energy, Personal Affirmation, Life Purpose“Wherever a hero has been born, has wrought, or has passed back into the void, the place is marked and sanctified. A temple is erected there to signify and inspire the miracle of perfect centeredness; for this is the place of the breakthrough into abundance. Someone at this point discovered eternity.” Joseph Campbell
Heroism, Abundance, Legacy, Sacred, Centeredness, Spirituality
Joseph Campbell Heroism, Abundance, Legacy, Sacred, Centeredness, Spirituality“He who thinks he knows, doesn’t know. He who knows that he doesn’t know, knows.” Joseph Campbell
Wisdom In Knowing, Knowledge Paradox, Wisdom, Knowledge, Paradox, Knowing
Joseph Campbell Wisdom In Knowing, Knowledge Paradox, Wisdom, Knowledge, Paradox, Knowing“And that Aha! that you get when you see an artwork that really hits you is, ‘I am that.’ I am the very radiance of energy that is talking to me through this painting.” Joseph Campbell
Art Connection, Energy Resonance, Self-Reflection, Aha Moment, Radiance, Appreciation
Joseph Campbell Art Connection, Energy Resonance, Self-Reflection, Aha Moment, Radiance, Appreciation“A hero is not a champion of things become, but of things becoming; the dragon to be slain by him is precisely the monster of the status quo.” Joseph Campbell
Hero, Change, Transformation, Challenge, Status Quo, Growth
Joseph Campbell Hero, Change, Transformation, Challenge, Status Quo, Growth